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| Chislic |
Posted - 03/19/2004 : 12:56:58
Assuming that most of you have good taste in music, I thought it would be funny to expose our humble concert going beginnings.
Def Leppard
I guess we all had to start somewhere! Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to say the first band we saw were the Pixies. By the way, I'm still looking for 1 Minneapolis ticket. ( iamjacklighting@yahoo.com )
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| mun chien andalusia |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 08:53:14
quote:
Originally posted by PsychicTwin
quote:
Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
First international gigs: Guns & Roses summer '92 followed by Metallica a week after
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
Same here, man!
Let me guess...it was at Irodion Attikou....and the fuckers were, what, three hours late! That's funny that our first show was the same one...
It was at the olympic stadium, but yes they came out with 3 hours of delay. From what i heard it was because there weren't enough people(about 10.000 tickets sold) so the organizators opened the gates and filled the stadium with gatecrushers in order to make the divas happy with a big crowd. What was worse than the delay was Brian May that opened for them. He sucked.
You are right though. It is strange that we went to the same show 12 years ago. The world is a small place after all.
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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| Carl |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 08:35:15
The first live band I can think of is my brothers old punk band...but the first 'established', band I ever saw was, I think, Carcass at a long-gone venue called McGonagles. They were touring their 'Necroticism-Descanting The Insalubrious' album. It was cool to meet some of the band before the show, they came out to mix with the crowd and did'nt act like 'Rock Stars'!
CARL.
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| Steak n Sabre |
Posted - 03/30/2004 : 08:24:03
First proper rock show attended was Kiss w/ Rush opening, March '75. who would have thought those bands would still be around today?
Before that I can remember seeing Buddy Rich everytime he played Milwaukee's Summerfest (thanks to my dad), and bands that would play at the Auto show like Paul Revere and the Raiders, Free, and Tommy James and the Shondells, '60's acts that were on their last legs. Almost Spinal Tap-like now that I look back on it...
 The Cult of Frank: Standing Up For What's Right |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 14:10:48
Bunch of smartasses we have here today ;)
Actually when I think Mr.Jones I think of that chick from Indiana Jones sayin Dr.Jones Dr.Jones....hehe |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 14:10:08
quote:
Originally posted by Carolynanna
Arrrggghhh cheeseman,
do you KNOW how long it will take to get that out of my head?!
You think thats bad, wait til you read this:
I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world - life in plastic, its fantastic!
[cue triumphant cackling]
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 14:05:51
quote:
1984.
You mean you saw Big Brother in concert?
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 13:38:15
Arrrggghhh cheeseman,
do you KNOW how long it will take to get that out of my head?! |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 13:33:03
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Originally posted by VoVat
I've probably heard the Counting Crows song (I don't like them either, for what it's worth), but when I see someone mention "Mr. Jones," I think of the Talking Heads song.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé.
When I think of Mr Jones, I think of Aqua. Which is quite horrible, clearly.
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| Carolynanna |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 13:25:35
1984. |
| The King Of Karaoke |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 13:24:55
Van Halen (David Lee Roth). Jump tour, or whatever it was called. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 12:55:12
I've probably heard the Counting Crows song (I don't like them either, for what it's worth), but when I see someone mention "Mr. Jones," I think of the Talking Heads song.
Join the Culf of Buttoms / Correctly spelled cults are so passé. |
| Ebb Vicious |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 09:18:29
cracker supposedly had counting crows opening for them but the lead singer of counting crows had a sore throat so they didn't play.
this was when Mr.Jones was just getting some airplay.
cracker was/is a good band but counting crows obviously suck.
my 2nd concert was the best, though. tmbg w/frank black SOLO opening for them. |
| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 09:15:00
The New Misfits, years ago. It was actually a really good show, they were still a good band even if the new singer really couldn't keep up.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| remig |
Posted - 03/29/2004 : 01:36:08
Silencers (Scottish band) in early 90's.
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| PsychicTwin |
Posted - 03/28/2004 : 19:31:15
quote:
Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
First international gigs: Guns & Roses summer '92 followed by Metallica a week after
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
Same here, man!
Let me guess...it was at Irodion Attikou....and the fuckers were, what, three hours late! That's funny that our first show was the same one... |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 18:27:54
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1547&whichpage=1 |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 09:12:32
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil tour - I was 11. |
| tiredeyes |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 09:08:28
1974:
capital centre, largo md.
little feat, who opened for dave mason
special guest: catfish hodge |
| Mroocore |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 08:54:48
i was young and impressionable, when i saw Murphy's Law at the Vortex Nightclub(now a print shop) in Hadley, Ma. the show got quite unruly. 5 days later i got my first tattoo, and i have been breaking things ever since. i have seen them a bunch of times, they never disappoint.
http://www.hardcorenyc.com/murphys_law_main.htm
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| jediroller |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 07:35:30
I'm not a big concertgoer. I'm too lazy. Anyway, that was probably my first:
http://www.cure-concerts.de/proof/1987-11-03.html
The Cure, Liévin, November 3rd, 1987.
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| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 07:13:53
quote:
Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
First international gigs: Guns & Roses summer '92 followed by Metallica a week after
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.
Everything is new. |
| mun chien andalusia |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 02:21:28
First international gigs: Guns & Roses summer '92 followed by Metallica a week after
join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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| vilainde |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 01:55:04
Page & Plant
Denis
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| benji |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 01:53:53
my first gig would probly have been a local NZ band 'the feelers' whom i saw many many times in '97 + '98...
they were fantastic back then.
not so now, but they're still going and their last 2 records have been produced by Gil Norton.
my first international artist would have been Yo La Tengo in 1998. it was fabulous.
and my first concert in an overseas country was FB at the Astoria, London last year.
"I joined the Cult of Frank / I think that man deserves a DB!" |
| bedrock_barney |
Posted - 03/22/2004 : 01:48:18
I am reasonably confident that it was The Sisters of Mercy at Liverpool Royal Court on 6th October 1984. A fantastic gig.
 "The Pixies are reforming?? / I say bring back Abba, ahaaa!!!" |
| greg |
Posted - 03/21/2004 : 23:10:31
For me it was Judas Priest. Metal Gods! aaacck!
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| darwin |
Posted - 03/21/2004 : 00:20:55
1986 REM's Life's Rich Paegent Tour was the first concert I paid to see.
The Dead Milkmen at SDSU was probably the 3rd or 4th. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 23:27:39
quote:
Originally posted by i_bleed
The Dead Milkmen with opening acts The Baltic, and Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper back in the fall of 1987...
"when you look at the sky in a poetic kind of way..."
I think I was at this show when they came through Vancouver, it was during Musicwest and they played at the Town Pump, it was awesome!
On a sad note bassist Dave Blood recently took his own life. you can post any memories or condolences at their official site.
http://www.deadmilkmen.com/
"My upbringing gets me down" |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 22:48:28
Paul McCartney, 1994 World Tour
-brian
- "I joined the Cult of Frank / And they tried to cut off my nuts and make me put on a blue jumpsuit"
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| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 22:34:17
I can't remember
Skid Row and Aerosmith
REM and Pylon
or
ZZ Top and the Black Crowes |
| offerw |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 22:06:03
First international band was Status Quo! They were one of the few bands willing to perform in South Africa in '86. It was a horrible show and they're a horrible band.
My very first live show was a local band called Cinema in '84. It was exciting at the time but they made crappy music.
I'd say my first propper live show will be the Pixies, Brixton, 2004!
wilhelm |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 16:25:10
Mine was Feeder in 1998 or 9 I think.
Mmmm.
Interestingly enough, Muse were 3rd on the bill.
They sucked, but played a Husker Du song.
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| El Barto |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 12:59:41
New Kids On The Block...seriously. Pathetic.
First rock concert was more or less a festival...89X Birthday Bash in Michigan (local radio station, bunch of bands...headlining that year was Screaming Trees)
First proper rock concert was Frank Black, July 8, 1999.
 "Join the Cult of Brit / And let your oral hygiene go out the window." |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 11:13:08
1976, 3 years old, dancing the baby-dance, squat-stand-style in the aisle at a Willie Nelson concert, making everyone around us crack up.
Apparently I was quite the ham. And/or everyone around us was stoned.
666 Dunkin' Donuts, a 20-inch veggie pizza from Gumby's, extra jalapenos on the side. And a case of Asahi Dry - |
| Newo |
Posted - 03/20/2004 : 10:29:30
My first was an indoor day festival in Dublin called Sunstroke(!) with Soundgarden, White Zombie and Mudhoney. Frank had played the year before with Ice Cube and RHCP. Soundgarden were stinking drunk and since it was my first concert I had nothing to compare it to, but on reflection I´d have to say they sucked. White Zombie have a place in my heart forever after that afternoon though.
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